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U.S. Says It Won't Deal with "Arafat Cabinet"
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - U.S. special envoy John Wolf has warned PA Prime Minister-designate Ahmed Qurei that the U.S. will not deal with a new cabinet controlled by Arafat and that is not committed to the implementation of the road map. PA officials said Washington also made it clear that its policy on Arafat remains unchanged and that he is not a partner to any peace talks. Hatem Abdel Kader, a senior Fatah official, said the new cabinet is being chosen in full coordination with Arafat. Fatah scored a major victory on Thursday when Arafat and Qurei agreed to the appointment of 16 of its members as ministers in the 24-member cabinet. One Fatah official boasted that this is the "first Fatah government," and that the new cabinet would be "under Arafat's full control...and this should be clear to all."